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    • Cardboard
    • Construction Materials
    • Electronics
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    • Plastics
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Category: Anaerobic Digestion

May 21, 2025 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Gleaning, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

What is the Wasted Food Estimation Guide?

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August 9, 2024 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Wasted Food

Massachusetts Businesses Contracting for Organics Hauling in 2023

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November 14, 2023 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Gleaning, Source Reduction, Uncategorized, Wasted Food

Introducing the EPA’s New Wasted Food Scale

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July 12, 2023 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Wasted Food

Massachusetts Businesses Contracting for Organics Hauling in 2022

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May 13, 2022 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Wasted Food

3,500 Massachusetts Businesses and Institutions Contracting for Organics Hauling

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April 1, 2022 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Recycling, Reuse, Wasted Food

Breweries Reduce Waste Through Reuse, Recycling, and Organics Diversion

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November 15, 2021 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Restaurants, Wasted Food

Announcing MassDEP Recycling & Reuse Business Development Grant Program for 2021

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November 1, 2021 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Restaurants, Wasted Food

Wellfleet Restaurants Divert over 25,000 Pounds of Shells from Disposal

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October 28, 2021 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Textiles, Wasted Food

MassDEP Announces Expanded Waste Ban Regulations

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August 3, 2021 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Wasted Food

More Than 3,000 Massachusetts Businesses and Institutions Contracting for Organics Hauling

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May 28, 2021 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Wasted Food

Composting Continues on Martha’s Vineyard

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February 26, 2021 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Recycling, Restaurants, Wasted Food

RecyclingWorks Supports Restaurant Efforts to Recycle and Divert Food Waste

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November 3, 2020 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Recycling, Restaurants, Source Reduction, Stadiums/Venues, Supermarkets & Grocery Stores, Textiles, Wasted Food

MassDEP Proposes Waste Ban Amendments for Organics, Mattresses, and Textiles

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September 17, 2020 • Anaerobic Digestion, Colleges and Universities, Composting, Food Donation, Hospitality, Hospitals, Restaurants, Supermarkets & Grocery Stores, Wasted Food

Tips for Preventing Food Waste During an Emergency

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May 28, 2020 • Anaerobic Digestion, Wasted Food

Breweries in Massachusetts Divert Out of Code Beer From Disposal

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May 15, 2020 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Wasted Food

Massachusetts Sees Additional Growth in Commercial Organics Diversion

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May 8, 2020 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Recycling, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

RecyclingWorks New Key Resources Webpage

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May 4, 2020 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Recycling Awards, Source Reduction, Wasted Food

Four Massachusetts Organizations Recognized as 2019 EPA Food Recovery Challenge Winners

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January 3, 2020 • Anaerobic Digestion, Wasted Food

Anaerobic Digestion Facility Processes Over 100 Tons of Food Material Daily

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October 28, 2019 • Anaerobic Digestion, Farms, Wasted Food

New Anaerobic Digestion and Depackaging Facility to Accept Commercial Food Waste

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October 4, 2019 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Food Rescue, Recycling, Reuse, Source Reduction, Textiles, Wasted Food

MassDEP Releases Draft 2030 Solid Waste Master Plan for Public Comment

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November 29, 2018 • Anaerobic Digestion, Recycling Awards, Wasted Food

Vanguard Renewables Wins National Recycling Award

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June 25, 2018 • Anaerobic Digestion, Food Donation, Recycling, Supermarkets & Grocery Stores, Wasted Food

Stop & Shop Takes Multifaceted Approach to Reduce Waste

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April 5, 2018 • Anaerobic Digestion, Wasted Food

Anaerobic Digestion Facility at Massachusetts Landfill Increasing Organics Capacity

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February 14, 2018 • Anaerobic Digestion, Wasted Food

Depackaging Technology Increases Food Waste Diversion in Massachusetts

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February 12, 2018 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Uncategorized, Wasted Food

Commercial Food Recovery on the Rise in Massachusetts

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December 7, 2017 • Anaerobic Digestion, Wasted Food

Pine Island Farm Anaerobic Digester Facility Wins Biogas Industry Award

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December 4, 2017 • Anaerobic Digestion, Wasted Food

Waste Management’s CORe Facility Diverts Food Waste from Urban Areas

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November 6, 2017 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Wasted Food

Pretreating Food Waste Using On-Site Systems

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April 28, 2017 • Anaerobic Digestion

Taking the Longview: Anaerobic Digester Keeps MA Dairy Cost-Effective

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February 28, 2017 • Anaerobic Digestion

MassCEC Grants Available for Public Entities

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December 22, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Gleaning, Wasted Food

Food Waste Initiative Creates Jobs in MA

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December 13, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion

Massachusetts Helps Fund Anaerobic Digestion Projects

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December 13, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Wasted Food

Commonwealth Organics-to-Energy Feasibility Study Grants

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November 28, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion

Commonwealth Organics-to-Energy Grant Opportunity

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November 7, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Uncategorized

Update on Depackaging Infrastructure

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November 3, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion

EPA releases Anaerobic Digestion webpage

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August 15, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Gleaning, Wasted Food

Spoiler Alert’s “Beginner’s Guide to Food Waste”

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July 29, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Wasted Food

Closed Loop Foundation Grant Opportunity

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July 22, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Recycling, Wasted Food

Massachusetts Grocery Stores Divert Wasted Food

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July 21, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Gleaning, Wasted Food

ReFED Releases Food Waste Video

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May 13, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Hospitality, Wasted Food

Foodservice Packaging Recovery Toolkit

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April 28, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Recycling, Wasted Food

Stop & Shop Converts Wasted Food into Energy

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April 21, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Wasted Food

MassDEP Commissioner Highlights Environmental Partnerships

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April 20, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Events, Wasted Food

Webinar Series on Food Waste in Hospitals

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March 31, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Uncategorized, Wasted Food

MA Organics Ban Featured in ECOS Video

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March 4, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Colleges and Universities, Composting, Food Donation, Wasted Food

Economics of Food Waste Reduction

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February 26, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Wasted Food

Zero Waste for Food and Beverage Manufacturers

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January 22, 2016 • Anaerobic Digestion

MassCEC Organics-to-Energy Funding

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December 17, 2015 • Anaerobic Digestion, Colleges and Universities, Composting, Food Donation, Wasted Food

Food Waste Reduction Efforts

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November 25, 2015 • Anaerobic Digestion, Food Donation, Wasted Food

Food Waste Reduction Guide

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November 24, 2015 • Anaerobic Digestion, Composting, Food Donation, Wasted Food

Wasted Food, Too Much Trash

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November 13, 2015 • Anaerobic Digestion, Wasted Food

Food Depackaging System Helps Recycle Food Waste

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November 11, 2015 • Anaerobic Digestion, Food Donation, Wasted Food

New EPA Food Recovery Challenge Website

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September 24, 2015 • Anaerobic Digestion, Wasted Food

On-Site Organics Management Options

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July 17, 2015 • Anaerobic Digestion, Wasted Food

MassCEC Awards $1.1 Million for Clean Energy Projects

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July 10, 2015 • Anaerobic Digestion, Wasted Food

Updated Guide to “On-Site Systems for Managing Food Waste” Now Available

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May 5, 2015 • Anaerobic Digestion, Wasted Food

Stop & Shop, Wegmans Turn Food Waste Into Energy

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Upcoming events

05 Oct
NERC: Rethink Resource Use Conference 2026
Oct 5, 2026
Plainsboro Township
22 Oct
2026 RecyclingWorks Compost Site Operators Practical Skills Workshop
Oct 22, 2026
Groton
28 Oct
Compost, Conserve, Connect: Reducing Food Waste
Oct 28, 2026

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